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La Vida - February 2021 Newsletter

Love Each Other

We are all feeling the weight of Covid and winter isolation. Luckily February, with Valentine's Day and hints of spring, gives us some much-needed relief. We work on isolation relief by creating virtual spaces for Tomales Bay Youth Center teens and their parents to meet. We will be reaching out soon to families with youth 13-years old or older and youth under 13-years old, separately. Even if you don't have a Valentine, treat yourself to some tender loving care through quality time in nature and healthy self-care products and practices. Look below for links to free recipes to make your own products at home.

Love the Planet

Loving the planet is the same as loving yourself—Tomales Bay Youth Center start-up the Green Team Project in partnership with West Marin Climate Action. We will always encourage be champions of the planet and asking young people to show their love by learning to live green. The Green Team Project will start by watching and discussing the short films made by the "The Story of Stuff" Project.  We will integrate our learning and share the knowledge gained by making a World Story Exchange plan to produce our own short films. Stay tuned. 

We are inspired by people who put their knowledge into action. For example, Black Mountain Beauty is a local company that offers earth-friendly body-care products in plastic-free packaging. They understand that keeping plastic and microplastics out of the ocean is part of our long-term care regimen for the planet and ourselves. You can purchase their earth-friendly products or make your own at home with the free recipes they offer on their website.

With our youth, we learn, share, and act on our knowledge to keep the planet healthy for us all. Green is the color of love.

VISIT SITE

Love Yourself

Nourishment through healthy food is one way to love yourself and the planet. Vegetables grown in our own gardens without herbicides and pesticides nourish us in many ways. First, we get our hands in the soil and benefit from time outside. As our garden grows, we learn and grow closer to nature. Foods from the garden can also be higher in nutrients and lower in toxins. This allows us to grow well and feel satisfied.

If you need to get your hands on healthy food and not garden, try the local food bank. Anyone can go and get nutritious food for the whole family. Going to the food bank is giving as well as receiving. When you take food from the food bank, you ensure that it does not go to waste. This helps the food bank do their job of moving nutritious food down the line to people who need it.

Love Learning

10,000 Degrees Opens Registration for Virtual Summer Camp

The 10,000 Degrees Summer Intensive: a *FREE* virtual summer camp where high school students get to explore what life is like for a college student through a series of workshops and cohort bonding activities.

Students must demonstrate financial need. Open to current high school juniors in Marin County. Open to current high school juniors in Sonoma County at the following schools: Sonoma Valley, Archbishop Hanna, Creekside, Casa Grande, Petaluma, Piner, Elsie Allen, and Healdsburg 

NO GPA REQUIREMENT TO APPLY

DON’T WAIT! APPLY NOW!

Kale Salad

INGREDIENTS

1 large bunch Tuscan kale (about 8 ounces)*
1 very small or 1/2 medium garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lemon (3 to 4 tablespoons juice, plus zest)
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese,
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Fresh ground black pepper
Homemade croutons (optional)

PREPARATION

  • Wash and dry the kale. Then destem and roughly chop the kale leaves.
  • Peel and mince the garlic clove.
  • Sprinkle it with the kosher salt, then holding the blunt edge of the knife, scrape the sharp edge of the blade over the minced garlic, holding the knife at an angle, and mashing the garlic into a paste.
  • Place the paste in a medium bowl.
  • Add the olive oil, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, fresh ground black pepper, and whisk to combine.
  • Add the Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
  • Toss the dressing with the kale leaves.
  • Serve topped with lemon zest (and additional Parmesan cheese, if desired). If desired, serve with homemade croutons.
Recipe adapted from the Adapted from 101 Cookbooks.

Love Diversity


Many Voices, No Single Story (Muchas Voces, historias Únicas) 
A short film that shares the experiences and journeys of West Marin immigrants. 

West Marin is home to many good people from both near and far away. We encourage our families and young people to embrace the unique gifts that all people bring to our community and celebrate the diverse and resilient community we are part of. 

Film courtesy of the Marin County Public Library.

Marin County Public Library Youth Internship Opportunity


The WebStars is a paid youth internship program in Marin County. Founded in 1999 at the Marin City Library, the program now provides hands-on training and work experience at four locations, West Marin, South Novato, Marin City, and Northgate Mall-San Rafael. Through WebStars, teen interns build skills they need to pursue careers in technology, libraries, and STEM education. WebStars learn facilitation/tutoring skills, job skills, Design Thinking, process-based learning, maker tools, program design, and emerging media, including 3D printing, VR, and coding. While onsite, they serve as technology tutors at the library, facilitate and design makers and STEM education activities, and demonstrate virtual/augmented reality for visitors of all ages. You can learn more about the WebStars program here.

ABOUT YOU
  • Our Highly Qualified Candidate: Maintains High School enrollment for the duration of the internship
  • Has reliable transportation to their assigned work location
  • Is responsible, mature, and motivated to learn Is interested in working directly with the public
We recognize your time is valuable, so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required Minimum

Qualifications: Applicants must be enrolled in a high school academic or vocational curriculum or be within one year of having graduated.

Applicants under 18 years of age must secure a work permit from their high school district before being employed.

ABOUT THE PROCESS

If you need help completing the online application, please contact Aletta Caballero, Senior Human Resources Analyst, at acaballero@marincounty.org for a list of open lab hours.

All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log in to your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.
 

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Support Us

Please submit a registration form online for youth interested in our TBYC program. This year we are waiving the annual TBYC tuition as it is more important to our Youth Center to connect with youth, families, and community partners. 

Your contributions continue to support this work when we are still weaving the container we want for youth and young adults in coastal West Marin. Year-round, you can make a tax-deductible donation to the Tomales Bay Youth Center-Future Fund through the West Marin Fund. The West Marin Fund holds our Future Fund in perpetuity to benefit the Tomales Bay Youth Center. Please always remember to list the TBYC-Future Fund in the memo. Your continued participation in the TBYC program strengthens our community and helps our youth, young adults, and families flourish for generations to come. 

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